Minutes
of the Kanawha
Alumni Association May 3, 2015 Meeting The
meeting of the Kanawha Alumni Association was called to order
by KAA President Tom Crutchfield at 2:05 p.m. in the
Burnsville Public Library. The members present were Sharon Brady,
Paul Bragg, Tammy Brown, Tom Crutchfield, Lamona Casto, Shirley
Lloyd, Butch McPherson, Paul Peck, Deanna Stewart, and Margret
Willey. Shirley
Lloyd read a thank you card from the Burnsville Public
Library. Tom Crutchfield will take care of posting a warning of the gap hazard in the gymnasium. Butch
McPherson reported that the stage door had been
waterproofed. Tom
Crutchfield updated information on the servers: Chandler
Herron and Nicole Helmick have been added to the servers, while
Cassie Drake has been removed. There are now 10
servers. Tom Crutchfield will get t-shirt sizes for the
servers. Deanna Stewart will prepare permission slips for the
parents of the servers to complete. The 2014-2015 Necrology was reviewed; Margret had found several birth and death dates. The graduation year is needed for each of the following: Madge Strader Brown, Crystal Dean, Rebecca Pardue, Paul Skinner, and Shirley Ernest Steele. Paul
Peck e-mailed David Parmer an invitation for David and his wife,
Barbara Jeffries Parmer, to be the KAA 2015 Parade Marshals. Tom Crutchfield has secured one easel already. Shirley Lloyd reported that Dixie Graff will be our auctioneer; he may get Darwin Plumlee to assist. Margret Willey will confirm schedule of workers for the check-in door. Margret Willey took the names of seniors to Barbara Godwin for consideration for the Godwin Scholarship. Lamona Casto will be added to signatories for the safe deposit box [M/s Margret Willey/Butch McPherson] The KAA then reviewed the to-do list. Tom Crutchfield will see that the mowing is done. Tom Crutchfield and Lamona Casto have selected the Bruin Award winner The past recipients have selected the alumni of the year award winners. Butch McPherson has contacted the new BCHS band director, Brittney Lott, and she knows our expectations for the band. He will also contact any veterans who want to march in the parade. Paul
Peck read the following message from Dustin Crutchfield:
"Mr.
Peck: I won't be able to attend this Sunday's meeting. If you
will be there and wouldn't mind, please share my update with the
group. --the
meeting notices were sent to the local papers --after
giving it some thought, we might want to see if the school cooks
are ok with us using their cafeteria trays
for the upstairs dinner. I think they may be more stable than the foam ones as we try to hand them to who are already seated --my
sister Cortney will again be volunteering to wash dishes Let
me know if anything comes up at the meeting that I may need to work
on. --Thanks,
Dustin" The
KAA discussed Dustin's suggestion regarding trays. It was
suggested that we might use stainless steel carts to move the
trays. Paul Peck was to ask Dustin if Cortney is willing to
wash trays as this may take a long time. Tom discussed signs and easels. He will place one informational sign at the alcove entrance. Deanna Stewart asked what kind of signs. Tom was planning and suggested that Donna Singleton make them or design them if were getting them from WalMart. There was additional discussion of tables and chairs, specifically concerning what could be done with the bench tables in the cafeteria and with attempts made to remember what we had done with them last year. Tammy Brown and Deanna Stewart went to the cafeteria to check on the tables. Tom Crutchfield will dismiss alumni from the auditorium by years of graduation, with the oldest alumni leaving first. Margret
Willey is to ask Alan Strader about air conditioning
controls. The following slate of nominees
was chosen: President: Tom
Crutchfield Vice
President: No
nomination General
Secretary: Margret Willey Recording
Secretary: Paul Peck Treasurer: Shirley
Lloyd Assistant
Treasurer: Lamona Casto Butch
McPherson did not wish to serve again as Vice President.
Dustin Crutchfield was suggested as a candidate for Vice
President. Butch McPherson and Paul Peck will ask him if he
is willing to be nominated.
The KAA approved a motion to approve the minutes of the April 19, 2015 meeting as corrected. [M/s Shirley Lloyd/Margret Willey] Shirley Lloyd suggested that the KAA sell drinks at the dance. It was decided that the KAA will assemble drinks, including tea left over from the banquet, but we will not sell the drinks. Margret Willey reviewed the program. Paul Peck reported that Michael Morrison had requested that the KAA give some recognition to the career of Alfred McCauley, BHS Class of 1932. Paul had reported information on Alfred McCauley to the KAA at its May 4, 2014 meeting but no recognition of Alfred's achievements had been made at the 2014 meeting. Butch McPherson said that the KAA should put our advertising in newspapers every week until the banquet. Paul Peck is to tell Dustin Crutchfield that we want to do so. Margret Willey will again get the permit from the West Virginia Department of Transportation to hang the welcoming banner. Ronnie Drake and Dave Carson will again be in charge of placing flags along the parade route. Butch McPherson discussed participation of veterans in the parade: there are 11 active members of the VFW post; only three regularly attend meetings. The VFW members keep the post going in order to permit the Ladies Auxiliary--which as several active members--to retain its charter. After returning from the cafeteria, Deanna Stewart and Tammy Brown reported that we will not be able to fold up the bench seating at the cafeteria tables in order to place chairs at the tables for easier seating. The KAA approved giving donation to Sandy Conrad for $100 for ink cartridges. [M/s Lamona Casto/Sharon Brady] Those in attendance were reminded that the next regular meeting of the Kanawha Alumni Association was scheduled for May 17, 2015. The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m. [M/s Lamona Casto/Sharon Brady]
Read and approved:
Paul Peck Recording Secretary of the Kanawha Alumni Association |
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